请教一道阅读题

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In spite of his critical stances against clerical abuses,Erasums could never bring himself to break with the church as Luther did,choosing instead to push for internal reforms.As a result,the two men became passionate ribals and conti-nued to trade literary barbs with one another until Erasmus's death in 1536.
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- z* e+ j8 k8 A( ZThe auther mentions "literary barbs" as a means of
(A)desmonstrating the manner in which the dislike between Erasmus and Luther was expressed.
(B)reinforceing the ealier assertion that Erasmus earned a reputation among his contemporaries as a harsh critic.
$ S6 {4 E* a: J3 \( w# E(C)showing how Luther gradually masked his rival's accomplishments by defaming Erasmus in correspondence
# z; b# ]* z5 l9 C! T(D)asserting that historians since Erasmus's day have been unfairly harsh in their depiction of this scholar.
(E)suggesting that Erasmus and Luther wrote from opposing points of view that masked their enduring friendship.

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d

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Answer is A

sixuanUID: 160163

对哦，因为前面说了两个人的意见不一致了，而且还出现了ribal这个词，应该是a

sixuanUID: 160163

应该是rival吧

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ribals不对，应该是rivals
答案A正确:)
8 Z2 H  A, t0 Xliterary barbs的意思也是说文学上相互用尖刻的话对骂的感觉:)